jurisdiction

«jurisdiction» in Mova's school dictionary: The official power to make decisions and judgments about… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (jurisdiction — uncountable; a jurisdiction, jurisdictions)

meaning for a pupil

1) (law) The official power to make decisions and judgments about something. tree →

2) An area or group over which such power works: a state, a country or a court. tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship lessons and the news jurisdiction tells you which police force, court or country is in charge. For example a local school issue is not under the jurisdiction of the UN. Phrases: «under the jurisdiction of», «outside our jurisdiction».

examples

• That case is outside the jurisdiction of this court. tree →
• The park is under the jurisdiction of the city council. tree →
• Each state in the USA is a separate jurisdiction. tree →
• The International Court has jurisdiction over some disputes between countries. tree →
• «Sorry, it's not my jurisdiction,» said the sheriff. tree →

note

Formal word. Stress: joor-is-DIK-shun. Related: jury, justice (from Latin «jus» = law).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jurisdiction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.